Sold | Offered from an important overseas collection; Ex-John Horsman/Gulf Research Racing/Rootes Competitions Department Converted 1962 Sunbeam Alpine Harrington Le Mans B V8 Fastback Coupé

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£27,600 (Est: £35,000 - £45,000)

Offered from an important overseas collection; Ex-John Horsman/Gulf Research Racing/Rootes Competitions Department Converted 1962 Sunbeam Alpine Harrington Le Mans B V8 Fastback Coupé

United Kingdom • 6 Sept 2025

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This is a unique, in-period, one-off 1962 Sunbeam Alpine Harrington Le Mans B V8 Fastback Coupé, converted to 'Tiger' specification in 1965. It has a well-documented history, present ownership since 2008, and a bare-metal restoration from 2012-2017, making it a highly desirable classic car.

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The car has been extensively restored between 2012 and 2017, and the collection staff have carried out recommissioning ahead of the sale, including clutch repairs, a new fuel pump, stripping and rebuilding of the carburettor, and a new battery. However, the perspex rear screen has cracked in transit.

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B9110308 OD/HRO

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• Unique in-period one-off • Converted to V8 'Tiger' specification in 1965 • Well documented • Present ownership since 2008 • Bare-metal restoration 2012-2017 Chassis 'B9110308' was built for Rootes by sub-contractors Armstrong-Siddeley in January 1962 before being despatched to Harrington Motors to be transformed into a Le Mans B Series Fastback, one of 250 such LM models hand-crafted by the Hove coachbuilders from a total Harrington Alpine production of 384 cars.

In 1,590cc form and painted red, the coupé was supplied new to William Perring and Co of Chiswick High Road, London in June 1962 with the registration '4 PPJ'.

Ownership then passed to Brian Perring in May 1963, then to third owner David Stern in March 1964 and to fourth owner John Horsman in August 1965.

By then the car was registered '1 TKR', while the current '325 PE' plates went on it in January 1966.

Effectively reconfiguring the Alpine as a Tiger, the change from the original four-cylinder engine to the current V8 ...